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ERIC Number: EJ488851
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
The Role of Subject-Matter Knowledge and Interest in the Processing of Linear and Nonlinear Texts.
Alexander, Patricia A.; And Others
Review of Educational Research, v64 n2 p201-52 Sum 1994
Seventy-six empirical investigations relating to a particular academic domain and involving connected discourse presented in writing or on a computer were reviewed. From the analysis, six premises were proposed as guides for further research and practice in the area of subject-matter knowledge and interest in text processing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Guides, Intellectual Disciplines, Interests, Knowledge Level, Literature Reviews, Research Needs
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Discourse; Empirical Research; Subject Content Knowledge; Text Processing (Reading)
Note: Version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Assn. (Atlanta, GA, April 12-16, 1993).